Another cookie exchange on Friday, so more cookies. At The Laird’s request, pecan. That’s a bit vague, but this Betty Crocker recipe looked good: Butter Pecan Pudding Cookies 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup butter, softened1 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup granulated sugar1 box (3.4 oz) Jell-O™ French vanilla-flavorContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XIX”
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Mayonnaise
I wanted a break at lunch, I don’t like roast beef sandwiches with butter, and I had no mayonnaise. Make some! It’s very simple with two “tricks”: Room temperature eggs and very slow drizzle to add the oil. Mayonnaise 2 egg yolks – room temperature is important1 Tbl vinegar (I combine white, red, and lemonContinue reading “Mayonnaise”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVIII
There is good news, just news, bad news, and meta news on the baking front. Meta News The Kitchen Aid from G*d died. I hadn’t planned on immediately replacing it, even though I needed to bake some cookies for a bring-some/share-some thing; one batch of cookies by hand is hardly onerous. And there it was,Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVIII”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVII
It’s been so long, I had to look up the number. It is gloomy and chilly today. What better time to bake cookies! The Laird has been buying Artisan Kettle dairy free chocolate chunks for our kibble. Is anyone surprised that there is a chocolate chunk cookie recipe on the back? Artisan Kettle Extra DarkContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVII”
Smoked Meatloaf
I normally think that I have attention focus disorder, but I’ve begun to wonder… I have PiHole installed, so I removed Ad Blocker Plus. This resulted in ads showing up again, which I particularly noticed while finding a smoked meatloaf recipe. I ended up going with one from Smoked Meat Sundays, which is littered withContinue reading “Smoked Meatloaf”
4 for 40 @ 400
The worst of both worlds, I think. Four small steaks, about a half-inch thick, smoked for 40 minutes at 400 degrees. They were not quite jerky, but definitely dry and well done. The small amount of fat on them was yummy. The six pork chops were a bit thinner and were in for two hoursContinue reading “4 for 40 @ 400”
Pork Chops
This was supposed to be a garage post with a pork chop aside. Instead, it’s the other way around because I’m not confident the garage floor is dry enough to paint, so there’s not much to say on that front. The original plan was to put down the floor coating (it’s not exactly paint) whileContinue reading “Pork Chops”
Mayonnaise
I’m picky about Tartar Sauce because I don’t much care for dill pickles and not-good Cole Slaw irritates me because it is so simple. The key to both: Mayonnaise. It’s been a while since I’ve made it and we threw the crappy old blender (the one I didn’t start on fire) away when we moved.Continue reading “Mayonnaise”
Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVI
Take that! It’s not that I didn’t follow the recipe. Well, actually it is. The ingredient list is the same, but here’s what I actually did: 1 cup sugar (small)3/4 cup shorteningGrated rind and juice of 1 orange3 eggs3 cups flour1.5 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt It may have been a bit less than 3Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake – from Scratch XVI”
Learning 2 Bake, from Scratch – XV
New city, new altitude, new stove, minimal gear. What could go wrong? I’m craving cookies and this looks like a good summer cookie recipe (from grandma): Orange Drops 1 cup sugar (large)1 cup shortening (small)Grated rind and juice of 1 medium orange2 eggspinch of salt1 cup flour (large)1 tsp baking powder1 cup H [hazel?] nutsContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake, from Scratch – XV”
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